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// Fishing Folly 
// Story: Pokémon: Harmony and Chaos 
// by Banshee531 
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Continuing their journey to Baltimare City and Flash's third Equestria Region Gym challenge, our heroes were still making their way to Ghastly Gorge. Having finally made it out of the forest with it's super mansion of spooks, Twilight was now leading them towards a lake that they would need to boat across.

As they did this, Spike let out a yawn, "Hey Twilight, how long till we get to the lake?"

Twilight did a small hum as she checked the map before looking up and pointing, "See that hill? Once we're at the top, we'll be able to see the lake."

"Alright! What are we waiting for?! Let's go!" Flash exclaimed as he and Springer went into a sprint, laughing as he yelled back at his friends, "Last one there's a Slowpoke!"

Hearing this, Spike and Peewee quickly started running as he snickered, "Twilight's probably a Slowbro!"

"Oh, very funny," Twilight growled as she put her journal away before rushing off as well.

"Hey!" Doc added as he started trudging after them, "I don't wanna be the Slowpoke!"

Everyone continued to laugh as they raced towards the hill, "I can't wait to see what new Pokémon we find in the lake," Flash cheered as they ran.

"Riolu!" Springer exclaimed as he ran beside him.

Spike starting skipping in joy as he commented, "Oh, I hope we get to see something cool! Maybe a Sharpedo, or a Samurott!"

"Those...are ocean...Pokémon," Twilight panted out as she started falling behind. "They...won't be...in a lake. We'll...probably find...Politoad...or Quagsire."

"We might find a Gyrados!" Doc called out as he passed her. "They're known for being found in lakes."

"A Gyrados, huh?!" Flash's smile continued to grow, "YES! I can't wait!"

"Don't expect this to be easy," Doc continued as he got up to Spike. "Don't forget, this is a famous fishing spot. If there's a powerful Pokémon in it, then there's gonna be a lot of people trying to get it."

Flash's mind was suddenly full of images of the lake filled with boats, people everywhere as he started to try and get all the best Pokémon. "They're all gonna be pretty disappointed when they see me get the catch of the day!" It was in that moment that he saw the top of the hill coming up, making him smirk as he and Springer finally reached the top. "Winner get's the first...look?"

Everyone else soon reached the top as well, allowing them to see what had caused Flash to go quiet. The lake was as big as advertised, so much so that they couldn't even see the other side. Several small islands were also scattered around the lake, but that wasn't what was causing their silence. Instead, it was because it was bare, no boats and no people.

"What in the world?!" Twilight yelped as she readjusted her glasses at the sight.

"Where is everybody?!" Spike added.

"That's a good question," Doc finished as he rubbed his chin in thought, "Huh. How strange."

Flash crossed his arms as he glared at the lake. There was no signs of life, not a single Pokémon swimming on the surface. He then spotted a building by the lake, which made him sigh before motioning to his friends, "Come on," he said as he stepped down the hill, the others following. They soon arrived at the building, which had a large sign showing the words: 'Fishing Hut' over the door. Flash knocked on the door, only for it to swing open from the knock. "Hello?" He asked as they stepped inside, "anyone in here?"

"Looks deserted," Twilight commented as she blinked inside.

"Hey look," they turned to see Spike holding up a couple of fishing rods. "The sign said we can use 'em."

"Good," Twilight replied as she grabbed a purple-colored one, "maybe some fishing will help us find out what the heck's going on around here."

The boys all nodded as they took their own rods and headed outside. Since there were no boats, they made their way to the edge of the lake. Spike then asked as he looked the device over, "So uh...how do you fish? Do you just throw the lure into the water?"

Twilight shook her head at this before pushing her glasses up her nose. "It's not that easy Spike. Luckily, I've read many a book on fishing theory and techniques."

"And I've actually gone fishing before," Flash added as he swung his rod back before flicking it towards the lake, the lure landing several meters away.

"Awesome!" Spike cheered as he ran up to Flash's side, "Think you can teach me to do that?!"

"Sure."

"But...but...how did-but I..." Twilight stuttered before slumping over at the sight, "Is nobody interested in the hours of study I put in over the art of fishing?!"

Flash just shined her a cheeky grin before pointing at her hands, "If that's the case, why are ya using an Old Rod?"

"Huh?!" Twilight yelped as she looked down, only to go wide-eyed, "What in the-I thought this was a Super Rod!"

"Nope. Just a Magikarp catching stick." Flash chuckled as he turned back to the water, "Guess you need to try actual fishing first Twi. You know, like I did." Twilight's face with red with anger as she was about to retort, only for Flash to yell, "Whoa!" He then started pulling back on the pole, "I think I've got something!" But as he said this, he felt himself staggering towards the water, "WHOA!"

Flash's friends quickly acted and grabbed him, saving him from being pulled into the water. "This thing must be huge!" Spike cried as he gripped at Flash's waist.

"Or just really really strong!" Doc added.

"Don't let it get away!" Flash growled through gritted teeth. One by one, his friends all gripped Flash, helping him pull as he yelled, "Get...out...of...THERE!"

SPLASH!

"SHARAZOR!" It cried as it flew through the air, soon landing as the group all stared at the Pokémon. It was a humanoid shaped Pokémon that stood at about four feet in height and was mostly royal blue in color, with cream on its stomach and lower half of its head. The upper area looked like the head of a shark, with a long curved fin sticking out of the top. The rest of its body was similar to Riptide's, only much bigger with long arms that had fins just before the elbows. It also had a fin on its back and near the end of its tail, while also having long sharp claws on its hands. Also, there was a red V mark that looked like a scar on his forehead fin. Everyone quickly picked themselves up as continued to stare at the Pokémon as it grinned at them while showing off its jagged teeth. "Shar...Sharazor!"

"Who's that Pokémon?" Flash asked as he pulled out his Pokedex.

Name: Sharazor
Category: Sea Predator Pokémon
Type: Water
Info: One of the fastest Pokémon in the ocean, it can reach speeds of two hundred knots in only eight seconds. When hunting, its razor sharp teeth allow it to cut through even the hardest of its prey's shells.

"It looks strong," Spike gulped as they watched the Sharazor stare at them.

Flash just smiled at this, "Which is why I'm gonna catch it! Let's go Springer!"

"Riolu!" Springer leapt in front of him, taking an offensive stance.

"Razor," Sharazor smirked as it gave a taunting 'bring it' gesture.

"It's on! Springer, Quick Attack!"

"Ri!" Springer yelled as dashed at the Sharazor at blinding speeds, only for the Sea Predator Pokémon to become a blur, instantly disappearing. "Ri?" Springer came to a slight halt, only for his stomach to feel a sudden blow. "RIOLU!" he cried as he staggered back.

"Behind you!" Flash called out, causing Springer to spin around and see the Sharazor staring at him with a smile.

"Shar!" Sharazor brought its hands together, a sphere of water soon appearing between them.

"Jump out of the way!" Springer tried to leap back, only for the Sharazor to appear right in front of him.

"Razor!" It thrusted the water orb into Springer's chest, causing an explosion as it popped.

"RI!" Springer cried as he was thrown back, landing right by Flash.

"Springer!" Flash yelped as he knelt down and picked him up, "You okay bud?" Springer then opened his eyes, only to show an unfocused look. "Bud? Are you-whoa!" Flash said Springer started swinging his paws around. "Whoa, calm down bud! What's wrong?!"

"He must be confused," Twilight theorised.

"That can happen when you get hit by a Water Pulse," Doc added.

Sharazor smirked as he saw his opponent stagger around, causing him to turn and hop back into the lake with a large splash. "You're not getting away that easily!" Flash yelled as he pulled out a Pokeball. "Riptide, after it!" He tossed the ball into the air, soon releasing Riptide into the lake.

Riptide then went underwater, only to go wide-eyed in surprise. The lake had no Pokémon in it, just nothing but dirt and rocks. "Ak?" He tilted his head at the sight, not looking at a small cave below him. Said cave had blood red eyes, and was staring at the lizard.

"Shar..." it chuckled before blasting out of the cave as if it had been shot out of a cannon, "RAZOR!"

It bit down on the Aquana's tail, causing him to yell out. "AQUANA!" But as his cry came out, the Sharazor started to drag him down the lake, soon flicking his head as he released his tail, slamming Riptide into a rock. "AK!" The lizard soon tried to recover, only to then see the Sharazor forming another Water Pulse. "Aquana!" He quickly kicked off from the rock, barely dodging the attack as it sailed past him and shattered the rock. He then turned to his opponent and fired off a Water Gun, only for the Sharazor to raise its arms, blocking the attack with ease.

"Shar!" Sharazor laughing before opening its mouth, its teeth now glowing light blue. The next thing Riptide knew, a pair of ice blue lightning bolts shot through the water.

"WANA!" He cried as his body was struck by a surge of freezing cold energy. He was so consumed by the cold that he didn't notice the ice encompass his body until he was completely frozen solid.

"Razor!" Water began to spiral around Sharazor before he shot forward, striking the frozen Aquana and propelling the two to the surface of the lake.





Flash and his friends watched the water, blinking at the sight as the lake's thick water covered everything, even shadows of the Pokémon. Flash was especially nervous at the sight, worry all over his face. It was here that Twilight opened her mouth, ready to suggest recalling Riptide, only for the surface of the water to suddenly explode. "WHOA!" They all yelped as they fell back due to a block of ice to flying out of the water. There, they saw Riptide sealed inside the block of ice while Sharazor was inside a bullet shaped water attack.

"RIPTIDE!" Flash cried as they saw the frozen Aquana fall and shatter, Aquana flopping out of the ice with spirals in his eyes. Flash quickly picked him up, looking him over. "Oh no...you okay bud?"

"That Sharazor's brutal," Spike commented as they then saw the Sea Predator return to the water with a smirk.

"Shar," was all it said before diving back into the lake and disappearing.

"Dang it!" Flash growled as he glared at the lake, "It got away...."

"Talk about powerful," Doc added as he rubbed his chin at the sight. "But what's a Sharazor even doing here?"

"What do you mean?" Spike asked.

Twilight turned to her brother. "Remember? The Pokedex called it the Sea Predator, as in the Sharazor are supposed to live in the ocean, not in lakes like this."

"But then why is one here?"

"Because it wants to be!"

Everyone froze at hearing that voice, all of them slowly turning and seeing one Lightning Blitz with Chimplug by his side, glaring at them.

Flash let out a low growl, "Lightning...what are you doing here?!"

"Same thing as you I assume," Lightning replied as he and his Pokémon stepped up to them. "I came to catch a powerful Water Pokémon, and I just found the one I want."

Flash continued to glare at him. "No way! That Sharazor's mine!"

Lightning chuckled softly. "You honestly think a worthless loser like you can catch something as powerful as that?! Stick to what you're good at, catching and training weaklings."

"What'd you just say?!" Flash yelled out as he took a threatening step, only for Doc and Twilight to grab his shoulder.

"Calm down Flash," Twilight told him.

"Don't let him get under your skin," Doc pulled him back.

Lightning smirked, ready to say another insult, only for the sound of an engine to fill the air. Everyone turned to the source and saw a quad-bike racing towards them with two people on it. It soon came to a stop as the driver hopped off first and asked, "Hey! You guys weren't battling a Sharazor here, were you?"

Lightning let out a guffaw, "I wouldn't call what he was doing battling. More like an idiot biting off more then he can chew." This got a bunch of dirty looks from Flash and the others as the two newcomers walked up to them.

"No...." the second person moaned with a female voice. "It got away again." The two pulled then off their helmets, revealing them to be a boy and a girl. The boy had silver skin and dark blue hair while the girl had light blue skin and bright pink hair.

The boy stepped forwards before gesturing to the himself and the girl. "Hey, I'm Lock, and this is my girlfriend Salina Blue."

Flash nodded at this. "Flash Sentry. These are my partners, Springer and Riptide."

"Twilight."

"Spike, and this is Peewee."

"Terra."

"You can call me Doc."

Everyone turned to Lightning, expecting him to give his name, only for silence. Seeing this, Twilight turned back to the couple, "Oookay. Anyways, you were saying you knew that Sharazor?"

Lock sighed at this, nodding. "All to well. Its the reason this place is deserted right now."

Salina nodded as well she stepped up to the edge of the lake, "Lock's family has ran this lake for generations. People from all over would come to see and catch the many Pokémon that lived here. We'd even have a bunch of boats that would ferry people from one side to the other....but a couple of weeks ago, that all changed."

"The Sharazor?" Lightning guessed.

Lock nodded again. "It showed up out of the blue one day, and started attacking anything that crossed into what it considered its turf. Its destroyed almost all of our boats and scared away all the other Pokémon that lived here."

"And you just let it?" Flash asked them. "Why didn't you stop it?"

"We've tried, but nothing we do works."

"We've tried trapping it, luring it away and even hired Pokémon trainers to try and battle it. Even the trainers using Grass and Electric-Types found themselves getting beaten. They all left, saying that it was un-catchable."

Flash smiled at hearing this, seeing a challenge ahead of him. "Well don't you worry! I'll catch that thing and put an end to its reign of terror!" He turned to the others. "Right guys?"

Everyone smiled and nodded. "We can't let this bully keep doing what it's doing," Twilight added.

"I'm sure if we put our heads together, we'll come up with something."

"That thing might think its strong, but its never faced us before."

"Terra!"

Lightning just shook his head. "You're all deluding yourselves. You losers can't catch that thing, so leave it to a real trainer."

"Plug!"

Flash once again turned to him and glared. "Just because you beat me once doesn't mean you're a better trainer than me."

"I think it does." Lightning replied before turning to walk off. "You're in over your head, so just back off and let a winner like me handle this. You'll just end up getting hurt and humiliated."

"I do not like that guy," Flash growled, his eyes flaring with fire. "Grrr….I so wanna beat him right now."

"Join the club," Twilight told him as she patted his shoulder. "But right now, we've got bigger things to worry about." She turned to Lock and Salina. "You said Sharazor destroyed almost all your boats, right? That must mean you still have a few left?"

"Just one," Lock replied.

"Then that's what we'll use to go out there and catch it," Doc told them.

Salina gulped at this. "Are you sure about this? That thing is super dangerous."

Flash just shined a huge smirk as he pointed to himself, "We're Pokémon trainers. Danger's part of the job contract."

Lock and Salina glanced at each, only to give a nod a second later, "Alright then, we'll trust you to get it done."

The trainers all nodded before Lock and Salina directed them around the lake, eventually arriving at a large building that sat right on the water's edge. Lock opened up the locked shack, commenting as they walked in, "We've been saving this boat, as its pretty much useless unless Sharazor leaves." Everybody looked inside and saw a large fishing boat, one that looked state of the art.

"Perfect!" Flash exclaimed as he, Springer and Riptide jumped on board before rushing up to the front. "Alright, hoist the sail and raise the anchor!"

"This boat doesn't have any of those," Lock told him as the rest climbed on.

"Well, this voyage suddenly got a lot less cool," Flash grumbled as he and his Pokémon slumped over. "Alright, let's just get out there..."

Lock nodded as he took the wheel and started up the engine. Everyone else sat down and braced themselves as the boat shot out of the hanger and cut through the water at high speed. As they made their way, Doc spoke up, "Alright...our first step is to find out where Sharazor's gonna show up."

"I think I can help with that," Salina replied before pulling out a map, unfurling it to show a map of the lake. The parchment showed several Xs on it, each of them having a number next to it. "These show where Sharazor has been spotted and how many times he's been seen."

"Those are a lot of places," Spike gulped.

"Maybe, maybe not." Twilight replied before pulling out a pen, "but focusing on the higher numbers is the best thing to do first."

Flash looked over the Xs and spotted three with the highest numbers, which were actually quite close to each other. "Then we'll hit this area." Everyone nodded as Lock turned towards that location, soon making their way to the center of the lake near a large island. As they drew close, Lock cut the engine and drifted up to island. At the same time, Flash and Twilight were preparing to go searching for Sharazor. Flash was wearing the same trunks he had worn at the Stratusburg Dam while Twilight had changed into a purple and blue one piece with a star on the front.

Doc reached into his bag and pulled out a box, which opened to reveal a load of rebreathers, with an ear piece next to each one along with some goggles. "Here. These will allow you to see and breath underwater, and we'll have communicators."

"Sweet," Flash said as he took equipment. "These are slick."

"You really do think of everything," Twilight agreed as she took one pair. She, Flash and Springer put on the equipment while Riptide just put on an ear piece.

"Alright..." Flash stepped up to the edge of the boat. "Let's do this!" With that, he, Springer and Riptide dived in. Twilight quickly followed, and soon the four were swimming to the bottom of the lake. Despite being so deep, the googles allowed them to see everything perfectly. Doc had even made it where Twilight's so didn't need her glasses, "See anything?" Flash asked once they were halfway down.

"Not yet," Twilight replied as she turned to Flash's partner. "Maybe Springer can find him."

"Right, good idea. Do your thing bud."

"Riolu!" Springer nodded flaring his aura, soon scanning the whole area with a single pulse of aura. A second or two later, Springer opened his eyes and turned towards the others. "Ri, riolu." he motioned for them to follow before beginning to swim off. They followed Springer as he swam all the way to the bottom of the lake, only to go wide-eyed at the next sight.

Just below them was what one would call a ship graveyard. Boats of every size and designs littered the lake floor, all looking like they had been ripped in half or shredded to bits. "Wow..." Flash gasped as they passed the first sunken ship. "This is unreal."

"Are these all the boats that Sharazor's sunk?" Twilight asked, her body shivering at the sight. "Incredible..."

Flash pressed a button on his goggles, activating a camera that Doc had built into them. "You guys getting this?"





Back above the water...

"We are," Doc replied into the headset he was wearing. Him and the others were all now staring at a tablet that was connected to the goggles feed.

"Those are definitely our boats," Lock moaned, the frown on his face constantly growing.

"But what are they all doing there?" Salina asked as she pointed at the screen. "Those boats were struck down all over the lake."

Doc rubbed his chin at this, a click going off in his brain, "My guess is that Sharazor moved them there to act as trophies."

"Which means he might be living down there," Spike added, his teeth now chattering in fear.

"Agreed," Doc finished as he tapped his headset. "Flash, Twilight, be on alert. Sharazor could be anywhere in that pile of wreckage."





Back in the depths...

"Got it," the trainers replied as they continued to swim through the graveyard. Springer and Riptide were right beside them, both remembering their last fight with the Sharazor.

That is, till Springer's ears flared. "Ri?"

"Sense something bud?"

Springer nodded before gesturing to them, soon following his lead. He then lead them to the center of the graveyard, where they spotted their target. He was sitting in a circle of destroyed boats, snacking on a batch of green weed-like plants. "There you are," Flash commented as the four of them swam behind the hull of a sunken boat. "You're not getting away this time."

"Let's not be hasty," Twilight told him. "We have the element of surprise, so let's not blow that. If we can get close to it, we can fire off a surprise attack and get some major damage in before he has a chance to counter."

"She's right Flash," Doc said over the coms. "Don't forget, you're on its home turf."

"Sounds good to me. We'll do this your way." Twilight nodded before quietly swam ruined boat to destroyed boat, using all of them as cover until they were only a few hundred feet away.

But then-

"Ow!" Twilight cried as she accidently caught her arm on a piece of wood. The scratch was only small, but enough to draw a few drops of blood. As the red liquid entered the water, Sharazor suddenly went stiff before looking up from its meal, slowly sniffing the water. Its eyes then became laser focused as it slowly turned towards them with a glare in its eyes.

"So much for surprise," Flash muttered.

"RAZOR!" Sharazor screeched as he shot towards them, moving like lightning through the water.

"MOVE!" Twilight screamed, the four immediately trying to swim away.

As they ran, they swam through the ruined ships, only for Riptide to turn and see Sharazor blast through the boats. "Aquana..." he muttered before coming to a stop, gulping as he started to swim towards Sharazor.

"Riptide!" Flash yelled as he watched his Pokémon go.

"You can't fight that thing alone!" Twilight added.

Riptide just clenched his body, knowing he couldn't win in terms of power or speed. But as he swam, his brain started to zoom, quick thinking now taking over. And as the Sharazor got close, Aquana suddenly dove down, dodging the Sharazor's bum-rush. It then swam through the cracked hull of a ship, the Sharazor close behind. The Sharazor soon reached the crack, only to notice he couldn't fit. But it didn't matter for the predator, as he smashed the wood with his body, instantly going through the ship.

And as it was ripping the boat to pieces, Riptide swam out from another hole and smiled down at the Sharazor. In his hands was a piece of long rope he had found below deck, which was still tied to the boat. He swam down towards Sharazor, carefully enough to not attract its attention, and gently tied the end of the rope around its tail. It wasn't until the knot was tightened that Sharazor realised something was amiss and looked around, seeing Riptide at his tail. Riptide smiled and waved at the Sharazor before quickly swimming away. "SHARAZOR!" It screeched before chasing after him.

Riptide rushed into another nearby boat with Sharazor on his tail, but quickly swam inside and out another hole. They did this three more times, until Riptide eventually came to a stop inside another boat's hull. Sharazor saw this and smiled, thinking he had given up. "RAZOR!" It doubled its speed as it rushed through the hole, only to come to a stop halfway through. "Shar?"

Riptide started laughing as he pointed to behind Sharazor. He then turned around and saw the rope had now been caught in the other boats, preventing him from moving any further. "SHAR SHAR SHAR!" he growled as he moved backwards out of the hole to bite the rope off. "Shar...."

But as he did this, Riptide just smiled as he swam up to the top of the boat Sharazor was trying to leave, his fist glowing. "Aquana!" he exclaimed as he used Rock Smash, knocking down the whole boat on top of Sharazor.

"Sharazor!" It cried as it was buried.

"Wana," Riptide waved goodbye before swimming out of the hole he had just made.





Back on the surface, Flash, Springer and Twilight were now taking off their rebreathers and goggles as they swam towards an island near them. As they got to land, the people on the boat noticed them and started their way over. "Where's Riptide?" Spike asked over the coms, noticing the group was one member shorter than when it went down.

"He stayed back to buy us some time," Twilight replied.

"I hope he's okay," Doc added.

Flash frowned as he looked back at the water. A small sigh escaped his breath as he said, "Why did I do that? I...I gotta get back down there."

"Flash, don't-" Twilight tried to say until-

"Aquana!" piped out a voice, a small head soon breaking the water's surface. "Ak Aquana!"

"Riptide! You're okay buddy!" Flash cheered as he kneeled down, his Pokémon now swimming up the shore.

"Ak Aquana."

"What happened to Sharazor?" Twilight asked.

Riptide smirked at this, only for them to hear: "WHOA!" their friends cried out over their ear pieces. They then turned to where the boat was, only to see a familiar fin break the water's surface.

"Oh no...." Flash gulped as the fin came closer and closer. Once it was a few feet away from land, the water erupted as Sharazor leapt up out and flew over their heads.

It landed behind them before turning to group, panting heavily from its efforts to free itself. "Shar..."

"Looks like we're getting that rematch," Flash said as both Springer and Riptide rushed in front of him, Twilight now at his side.

"Razor!" It yelled, claws ready as he sprinting towards them.

"Water Gun and Aura Sphere!" Flash ordered, his Pokémon both firing off their long ranged attacks. But Sharazor swung its arms around and deflected them both, only to open his mouth to bite one of his opponents. Luckily, both dodged, rolling to the side as Flash yelled, "Force Palm!"

Springer thrust his paw into the Sharazor's side. "RIOLU!" He yelled as his aura hit the side, only for the Riolu to flinch and stagger back. He then clutched his hand, looking down at the scratches now covering his paw. "Ri..."

"What's wrong?" Flash asked.

"It's Sharazor's ability, Rough Skin." Twilight explained as she stared at Springer. "Moves that make contact with Sharazor will also hurt the user."

"Oh, now you tell me," Flash growled as he pointed at the recovering Sharazor. "Echoed Voice!" Riptide took a deep breath before unleashing a furry of soundwaves into Sharazor, causing him to flinch in pain.

"Razor!" It cried before glaring at Riptide, water soon spiralling around its body before bum-rushing Riptide.

"That's Aqua Jet!" Twilight screamed as they watched the attack soar towards Riptide, forcing him to end his attack and dodged. They watched as the Aqua Jet flew up into the air before dispelling, revealing Sharazor with a Water Pulse in hand.

"RAZOR!" It tossed the orb towards them, hitting the ground and causing a wave of water that knocked all four of them off their feet.

"Augh!" Flash groaned as he and Twilight hit the ground. The Sharazor then landed, panting once again. "It's weakening....good. Springer, Double Team!"

"Ri," Springer replied as he picked himself up before creating several duplicates. They all encircled the Sharazor, causing him to look around in confusion.

"Aura Sphere Barrage!"

The Springers all created a tiny Aura Sphere, all of them rushing towards Sharazor with before thrusting the Aura Spheres. "RAZOR!" It cried as all but one of the Springers disappeared, the real one quickly jumping away.

"FLASH!" Everyone turned to see the boat had finally reached the island, Spike soon tossing Flash's bag towards him.

"Thanks!" Flash caught the bag and pulled out an empty Pokeball, which he enlarged. "Pokeball...GO!" He tossed the ball at the Sharazor, hitting him dead on. The Pokeball opened up and unleashed a swirl of red energy, sucking the Sharazor up and soon dropping to the ground. They all stared at the Pokeball, watching it start to wobble back and forth. It wobbled again and again, one more time, then-

SMASH!

The Pokeball broke open, soon revealing a panting Sharazor.

"Dang it!" Flash groaned as everyone else jumped off the boat and stood beside him.

Sharazor glared at the group, then down at the empty Pokeball. "Shar...Sharazor." it muttered, only to turn and run. "SHARAZOR!" It screamed as he leapt back into the water, shooting off towards shore.

"Hey!" Flash yelled as they raced after it, "Get back here you coward!"

"Come on!" Lock gestured to follow him to the boat. "We can't let it get away." They all quickly climbed on as Lock kicked the engine into gear.





Meanwhile...

"Shar...shar..." Sharazor had reached the shore, panting heavily from the chase and battle.

"Charge Beam!" It turned towards the voice, only to see a bolt of lightning flying towards him. It quickly leapt away, barely managing to dodge as it landed and saw both Lightning and Chimplug staring at him. "You're coming with me. We can either do this the easy way," Chimplug took up a battle stance. "Or the hard way."

"Shar..." Sharazor growled at the two before getting into its own fighting stance.

Lightning shined a devilish smile. "Never giving up? I like that." He pointed at the Pokémon, "Go! Use Spark!"

"Chim…." Chimplug reared its fist back as sparks surged around it, "plug!" Thrusting forwards, it struck Sharazor and zapped him. Chimplug also flinched from the Rough Skin, but kept itself ready.

Back on the lake, Flash and the others made their way to the shore, only for Flash to yell, "Lightning! What are you-"

"Nothing we can do now," Doc interrupted as he grabbed Flash's shoulder. "We can't interfere. We had our chance, so now its his turn."

"Its not like he's gonna be able to catch it," Spike added. "We couldn't and it was nine on one."

Twilight shook her head, "I don't know. This is Lightning we're talking about. Who knows what he has up his sleeve."

"Razor!" Sharazor opened its mouth and unleashed its Ice Fang attack, the blue bolts flying towards Chimplug.

"Thunder Wave!" Chimplug raised its tail and shot out a burst of electrical energy, which struck and cancelled the Ice Fang with ease, the bolt now charging at Sharazor.

The shark Pokémon tried to dodge, but its fatigue made it too slow. "SHAR!" It cried as the electricity hit it, causing sparks to surge around its body. "Shar...razor."

Lightning smiled at the weakening Pokémon. "Use Spark, back to back!"

"Plug!" Chimplug once again pummelled the Sharazor with electrically charged fists. The shark tried to dodge each punch, only for the sparks to surge around his body, freezing him. This allowed Chimplug to finally hit it in the stomach three times.

"RAZOR!"

"It's almost down. Hit it with a Charge Beam, point blank!"

Chimplug acted quickly, coiling its tail around its body before thrusting the plug end into Sharazor's chest. Sharazor saw this and tried to move, only for the yellow sparks to appear again. "Shar!"

Chimplug smirked as it built up all the electrical power he could muster. "Chim...PLUG!" His body surged with electrical energy, all of it blasting Sharazor.

"RAZOR!" It screamed as it was zapped, the force propelling it into the air as the lightning fried it.

It was at this moment that the boat made land and Flash leapt off, racing towards the battleground just in time to see Sharazor hit the ground. "No way..." he commented as Lightning pulled something out of his bag. It looked like a Pokeball, but it was almost entirely blue and with a small section of white at the top. "What's that?!"

"A Dive-Ball," Twilight explained as she and the others reached him.

"It's a Pokeball that's extra effective when trying to catch a Water-Type Pokémon," Doc added.

"That's gotta be cheating," Spike continued.

Lightning smiled as he looked over at Lock. "Is there a rule saying I can't use Dive-Balls here?"

Lock shook his head. "There isn't."

"Exactly," Lightning turned towards the Sharazor as it tried to pick itself up. "You're mine. Dive-Ball, GO!" He threw the ball, hitting the Sharazor on the head, opening up before engulfing it in red light. It sucked up the Pokémon, soon falling and wobbling on the ground. It then wobbled again and again, until-

DING!

Lightning smirked as everyone else gasped, soon picking up the Dive-Ball. "As nature intended, its mine." With that, he put the ball away before turning to walk off with Chimplug. "I told you that wouldn't be able to catch this thing. Only a strong trainer deserves a strong Pokémon."

Flash let out a low growl. "You wouldn't have had such an easy time if we hadn't been there to wear it down."

"Yeah!" Spike added, "you owe part of that capture to us!"

Lightning simply shook his head. "You really are a bunch of losers. I bet you didn't make a scratch on this thing, unlike me, who beat it with ease. Heck, I almost didn't want it because it was so easy to beat." He then motioned the Dive-Ball towards the group, "Besides, all that matters is the end result. I caught it, so I'm the better trainer. That's the luxury of being a winner after all." With that, Lightning turned away before walking off into the trees.

Flash continued to growl. "I'll show him whose the better trainer."





Later that day...

With Sharazor now gone, Lock and Salina were able to ferry the group across the river without worry. "It sure is nice to be out on the lake without having to worry about being attacked."

"It sure is," Salina replied as she cuddled up with Lock.

Spike turned to them. "So how long's it gonna be until the lake's back to how it used to be?"

"I'm sure it won't be too long. With Sharazor gone, the Pokémon won't be scared and will return over time. Then the trainers will be back, and we can start rebuilding the boats until they come."

Twilight nodded at this. "It might not have been the result we wanted, but at least the lake is saved."

Doc nodded as well. "I guess we can't complain too much."

Meanwhile, Flash was staring out at the lake. "Why'd it have to be him?!" He felt his blood boiling as he clinched his fists, a low growl coming out of his mouth, "Next time....next time I'm gonna show him who the better trainer is!"

Though Flash's attempts to captured the rouge Sharazor ended in his rival Lightning getting the prize, the lake they had sworn to help had been saved. Now, the group can continue their journey to Baltimare City. But how will letting that Sharazor fall into Lighting's hands affect our heroes in the long run? You'll have to stay tuned to find out.